I don’t make rice pudding very often, but whenever I do, I always stop dead in my tracks and confront myself with the same question: “Why don’t you make rice pudding more often?!?” I mean…rice pudding. Rice pudding. There’s nothing like it in the world. Creamy, sweet, dreamy, perfect. I’ll say it again: Perfect. It’s just one of those things… ☕ Read more

Remember a few weeks ago, when I said that cashew cream is a “secret weapon” in the vegan kitchen arsenal? Well, here’s another one: coconut milk. Like cashew cream, coconut milk is incredibly rich in natural fats, so it’s wonderful for replacing the heavy creams in many a dessert, bisque, or curry. Better still, coconut milk can be found… ☕ Read more

The first time I made a bread pudding, I thought to myself, How am I supposed to eat this? Warm? Cold? Plain? Topped with cream? Ice cream? I asked my friends. I asked my family. And of course, I tasted it myself all those ways. For research purposes, of course. I learned that the answer is: all of the above. Bread pudding is the frugal cook’s… ☕ Read more

Quick and Easy Crème Caramel (Custard pudding or Leche Flan) In my mind, Flan is always the best childhood sweet treat ever ever and ever, it’s the only one dessert is served very often in my family, everyone love it, so do I. I love all the silky texture, the glassy shiny look, the colors and the most creamy flavor, once you spoon to your… ☕ Read more

Do you ever crave something sweet but don’t want to put in the time and effort to create it? Well, here’s a simple and wonderful dessert, Tres Leches Rice Pudding. A creamy rice pudding cooked with sweet condensed milk, evaporated milk, heavy cream and whole milk! I just love rice pudding and this Tres Leches version is absolutely delicious… ☕ Read more

There used to be a recipe for gluten free rice pudding on this blog. It was an early one, too. Soon after I started a blog (March 2009) and long before I even know that blog was short for web log and even longer before I knew what web log even meant, I put up recipes for different gluten free puddings: chocolate, rice, vanilla, even tapioca… ☕ Read more

Yum Rice pudding… Priceless memories of a childhood long gone! I still remember sitting as a child at the table of my favorite Grandma, eating spoonful after spoonful of her simple yet comforting arroz doce… as well as her Grandma’s Chicken Soup (canja de galinha). I always intended to post a recipe for rice pudding here, but it has only been… ☕ Read more

Chia seeds and coconut milk marry for a Paleo-friendly pudding that works great for breakfast. High in anti-inflammatory omega-3s, this sweet chia pudding is a make-ahead recipe that will save you time, fill you up on fiber, and help you debloat. Mix together the ingredients the night before, pop it in the fridge, and look forward to a special… ☕ Read more

With cakes, cookies and puddings dominating our senses lately, I felt the need to move back to my Eastern origin and relived some of the food fond memories from my last visit to Chinatown in Sydney. Whenever I travel to nearby metropolitan cities (it would be Sydney for now), a must visit place for me is Chinatown. Like many, my must dos in… ☕ Read more

Mexican rices pudding is satisfying any time of day, hot or cold. Photo: Ana Frias Arroz Con Leche (Mexican Rice Pudding) Serves 8 As simple this arroz con leche is, it’s also very delicious. It’s one of the few desserts I had as a child. In fact, my mom used to make only two dessert for me — this one and platanos con crema (bananas and cream)… ☕ Read more

My boyfriend’s birthday was the inspiration for today’s post. He comes from a southern family – a mother that makes everything from scratch, with family recipes going back generations. So when his birthday rolls around each year, I really want to do him proud by making something that tastes like home.This year, after mentioning it all throughout… ☕ Read more

How many times have you ordered Chinese or Thai food and ended up with more white rice leftovers than you know what to do with? Much of the time that rice just sits in the fridge, forgotten, until you spy it days later and end up tossing it because it s too old. Not this time, people. We ve got a way to salvage that rice before it heads… ☕ Read more

With a toddler needing my attention just about every minute, there is precious little time to invest in fancy stuff. To be honest, I m not so fancy to begin with. As I ve stressed in this blog, if it s not easy I just won t bother. And this, my friends, is one of the easiest puddings I ve ever made. We were in the health food store the other… ☕ Read more